The Bookstore Sisters (The Once Upon a Time Bookshop Stories)
From New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman comes a short story about family ties, personal freedom, and the complicated business of working out where you truly belong. Isabel Gibson has spent years becoming someone new. She's a New Yorker now, and she's put considerable effort into leaving Brinkley's Island, Maine, firmly in the past. Her parents are gone, the family bookstore is teetering on the edge of closure, and her sister Sophie hasn't spoken to her in what feels like a lifetime. Then a mysterious letter arrives, and suddenly the past doesn't feel quite so distant. Returning to the island is the last thing Isabel wants. She's fought hard for the life she has. But what she discovers there shifts something fundamental in her, prompting a quiet reassessment of family, home, and her own sense of identity. It's a compact read with real emotional weight, and Hoffman handles the push and pull between independence and belonging with a gentle, sure touch.
- Author: Alice Hoffman
- Publisher: Amazon Original Stories
- Genre: Short Stories
- ISBN: 978-1662510502
- Pages: 36 pages